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A generous spirit prefers that his country should be poor, and weak, and of no account, but free, rather than powerful, prosperous, and enslaved.

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History, to be above evasion or dispute, must stand on documents, not on opinions.
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When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.
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. It is the delicate fruit of a mature civilization; and scarcely a century has passed since nations, that knew the meaning of the term, resolved to be free.
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Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power — power sufficient to interfere with property.
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There are many things the government cant do, many good purposes it must renounce. It must leave them to the enterprise of others. It cannot feed the people. It cannot enrich the people. It cannot teach the people. It cannot convert the people.
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In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
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We are not sure we are right until we have made the best case possible for those who are wrong.
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The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.
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Those who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.
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If there is any presumption, it is the other way against holders of power…power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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